Fame Is the Spur

Roy Boulting
1947-09-23


6.5
116 min

A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.

Cast

Name Character Team
Michael Redgrave Hamer Radshaw Unowned
Rosamund John Ann Radshaw Unowned
Bernard Miles Tom Hannaway Unowned
Carla Lehmann Lady Lettice Unowned
Hugh Burden Arnold Ryerson Unowned
Marjorie Fielding Aunt Lizzie Unowned
Seymour Hicks Old Buck Unowned
Tony Wager The Boy Hamer Unowned
Brian Weske The Boy Ryerson Unowned
Gerald Fox The Boy Hannaway Unowned
Jean Shepeard Mrs. Radshaw Unowned
Guy Verney Grandpa Unowned
Percy Walsh Suddaby Unowned
David Tomlinson Lord Liskeard Unowned
Charles Wood Dai Unowned
Milton Rosmer Magistrate Unowned
Wylie Watson Pendleton Unowned
Ronald Adam Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited) Unowned
Honor Blackman Emma (uncredited) Unowned
Clifford Buckton Gamekeeper (uncredited) Unowned
Campbell Cotts Meeting Chairman (uncredited) Unowned
Maurice Denham Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited) Unowned
Kenneth Griffith Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited) Unowned
Roddy Hughes Wartime Miners' Spokesman (uncredited) Unowned
Vi Kaley Old Woman in Election Crowd (uncredited) Unowned
Laurence Kitchin Radshaws' Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Philip Ray Doctor (uncredited) Unowned
Gerald Sim Reporter (uncredited) Unowned
Harry Terry Man in Election Crowd (uncredited) Unowned
Iris Vandeleur Woman Who Opens Front Door (uncredited) Unowned
H Victor Weske Wartime Miners' Representative (uncredited) Unowned
Ben Williams Radical Orator (uncredited) Unowned
Fred Wood Unimpressed Welsh Miner (uncredited) Unowned